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title: "Canivet's Emerald"
description: "Cynanthus canivetii — Ptaki. Canivet's emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) is a species of hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/canivet-s-emerald
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canivet's Emerald

> Cynanthus canivetii — Ptaki. Canivet's emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Cynanthus canivetii*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2538
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289675](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289675)

## Names

- en: Canivet's Emerald
- de: Gabelschwanz-Smaragdkolibri
- es: Esmeralda tijereta
- fr: Émeraude de Canivet

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1328), HN (408), CR (271), NI (118), SV (60), BZ (29), GT (24)

## Summary

Canivet's emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canivet%27s_emerald

## Photo

![Canivet's Emerald](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/canivet-s-emerald/medium.jpg)

Photo: geralg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62808305

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/canivet-s-emerald?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).